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Guatemala judge looks set to restart Rios Montt trial: lawyers
Source: Reuters
Guatemala judge looks set to restart Rios Montt trial: lawyers
By Mike McDonald
GUATEMALA CITY | Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Guatemalan judge is likely to order the resumption of the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, sources at the attorney general's office and a human rights lawyer said on Monday.
The trial has been up in the air after judges squabbled over who should hear the case following an order to annul nearly 18 months of proceedings.
Hector Reyes, a lawyer who represents a human rights advocacy group pressing the case against Rios Montt, said Judge Yasmin Barrios had convened attorneys for a meeting on Tuesday morning.
"I think they are going to start the trial from where they left off on April 18," he said.
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By Mike McDonald
GUATEMALA CITY | Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Guatemalan judge is likely to order the resumption of the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, sources at the attorney general's office and a human rights lawyer said on Monday.
The trial has been up in the air after judges squabbled over who should hear the case following an order to annul nearly 18 months of proceedings.
Hector Reyes, a lawyer who represents a human rights advocacy group pressing the case against Rios Montt, said Judge Yasmin Barrios had convened attorneys for a meeting on Tuesday morning.
"I think they are going to start the trial from where they left off on April 18," he said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/29/us-guatemala-riosmontt-idUSBRE93S12120130429
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